Azerbaijan national badminton team

Azerbaijan
AssociationAzərbaycan Badminton Federasiyası (ABF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentTaleh Ziyadov
BWF ranking
Current ranking48 Decrease 3 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking43 (4 July 2023)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage

The Azerbaijan national badminton team (Azerbaijani: Badminton üzrə Azərbaycan milli komandası) represents Azerbaijan in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team was formed in 1964 after badminton was introduced in Azerbaijan by the Soviets and after the formation of the Azerbaijan Republic Badminton Federation.

The Azerbaijani men's and women's team debuted in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2018. Both teams later participated in the next edition.

Azerbaijan made its Olympic badminton debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics when player Ade Resky Dwicahyo would represent the country in the men's singles event.

History

Badminton in Azerbaijan began to develop in the 1960s. Before Azerbaijan gained independence, it once hosted the USSR National Badminton Team Championships in 1974 and often competed at the national team championships.[2][3] The Azerbaijan team first started to compete internationally at the 1998 Thomas & Uber Cup qualifiers.

Men's team

Azerbaijan first took part in qualifying for the 1998 Thomas Cup. The team had a rough debut as they lost all their matches to Poland, Israel, Armenia and South Africa in the group stage tie.[4]

The men's team made their first two appearances at the European Men's Team Championships in 2018 and 2020. The team were eliminated in the group stages.[5]

Women's team

The women's team first competed in the 1998 Uber Cup qualifiers.[6] The team failed to qualify after losing all their matches to Ireland, Spain and Portugal in the group stage.[6]

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Islamic Solidarity Games

Women's Islamic Games

Women's team

Year Round Pos
1993 Fifth place 5th
1997 Group stage
2001 Fourth place 4th
2005 Group stage
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 Group stage 35th

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1975 Did not enter
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2018
2020
2022
2024 TBD
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Azerbaijan national badminton team.[7][8]

Name Role
Azerbaijan Validarvi Morteza Aliabbas Head coach
Ukraine Yevgeny Pochtarov Coach
Azerbaijan Mammadaliyev Jeyhun Anvar Coach
Azerbaijan Alizade Javanshir Mammad Coach
Azerbaijan Bayramov Ilyas Salman Coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Ade Resky Dwicahyo (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26) 63 129 –
Azmy Qowimuramadhoni (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25) 1383 129 –
Dicky Dwi Pangestu (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20) 292 703 380
Muhammad Khadafi Amri (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) 1823 – –
Jahid Alhasanov (1995-06-24) 24 June 1995 (age 29) – – –
Agil Gabilov (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 30) – – –
Ravan Niftaliyev (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) – – –
Sabuhi Huseynov (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 24) – – –

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21) 67 108 –
Era Maftuha (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21) 208 108 380
Nigar Aliyeva (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20) – – –
Narmin Sharifova (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19) – – –
Zulfiyya Huseynova (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) – – –
Madina Naghiyeva (2007-10-08) 8 October 2007 (age 17) – – –
Hajar Nuriyeva (2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 17) 422 854 –
Leyla Jamalzade (2010-12-01) 1 December 2010 (age 14) 422 – –

Previous squads

European Team Championships

  • Men's team: 2018, 2020

Islamic Solidarity Games

References

  1. ^ "2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ Korolkov, Anatoly N. (1975). Панорама спортивного года 1974. Физкультура и спорт (in Russian). Moscow. p. 27.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Mamadiyorovich, Makhamdiyev Marat (3 December 2022). "Historical Development of Badminton Sport". Miasto Przyszłości. 30: 1–3. ISSN 2544-980X.
  4. ^ "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "BadmintonEurope.com – European Men's Team Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Badminton Azərbaycan – Məşqçi". badminton.az. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Meshqchiler, p. 2" (PDF). Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi. Retrieved 26 March 2023.